National Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has expressed its disappointment that its commissioners have been called in for police questioning over their attendance at the #Lawan protest on July 31, as the commissioners were merely carrying out their duties.

Suhakam said the commissioners were present at that rally in order to monitor the public assembly, in line with its role as a national human rights institution as well as a statutory body established under the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Act 1999.

“In order to discharge its functions, Suhakam is mandated under...